Posts Tagged: Budget Stabilization Account

Constitutional rules for the state budget

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by CHRIS MICHELI posted 12.31.2023

Like all things with government, there are a plethora of rules related to the California budget process. The provisions of law related to the State Budget are primarily contained in Section 12 of Article IV of the state Constitution. What are these provisions?

Analysis: California’s balanced budget requirement

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by BY CHRIS MICHELI posted 06.19.2023

Does California have to adopt a “balanced budget”? The short answer is yes. But there are several interesting aspects to this legal requirement.